By Professor Oyewale Tomori Monkeypox, now known as the human mpox, is an infectious disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is endemic and was first reported in the 1970s in the regions of West, Central and East Africa, particularly in the densely forested northern and central regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.1…
The World Health Organization has issued a call to action on Friday, encouraging manufacturers to increase production of mpox vaccines in response to the growing spread of a more virulent strain of the virus. This urgent request comes after the WHO declared the recent surge in mpox cases a Public Health Emergency of International Concern,…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned the recent abduction of over 20 medical and dental students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos. Africa Health Report, (AHR) reported that the abduction occurred in Otukpo, Benue State, around 5:30 PM, as the students were traveling to the Federation of…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on his 83rd birthday, according to a statement released by the presidency. This congratulatory message was contained in a press statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity), on Saturday, August 17. The President saluted General…
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has accused the Nigerian Football Federation NFF of pocketing the majority of funds provided by the government, leaving only a fraction for the running of football. He said, “They release maybe 10% of it and then the rest is shared between them. The players don’t get the… environment…
What is mpox and how is it spread? The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreaks in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What is mpox and…
By Korede Abdullah The ongoing diplomatic row between China and Nigeria has further revealed the sordid underbelly of the country’s miasma of corruption. The genesis of the whole story is that, in 2010, Ogun State, a constituent unit within the federation of Nigeria, voluntarily entered into a multi-million dollars contractual agreement with a Chinese…
As Nigeria and other African nations face the rising mpox cases, a health expert, Professor Oyewale Tomori has called on African governments to allocate local resources for outbreak response. Professor Tomori, a Senior Fellow at the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease (ACEGID), emphasised the urgency of this measure in an exclusive…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health alert due to the ongoing outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. This Health Alert, issued by the U. S. Embassy in Abuja August 15 2024, came as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the multi-country outbreak of…
Over 20 medical and dental students, along with a House Officer, were kidnapped in Benue State while traveling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The victims, from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30 p.m. in Otukpo, according to the…
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